Expansion Options
The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:
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Three 32-bit PCI slots
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One AGP slot (support 1.5V only)
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Two IDE headers which support four IDE devices
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One floppy disk drive interface
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Two 7-pin SATA connectors
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One optional CNR (Communication Networking Riser) slot
This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100/66/
33 MB/s.
Onboard LAN (optional)
The onboard LAN provides the following features:
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Supports 10Mb/s and 100Mb/s N-way Auto-negotiation operation
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Half and Full Duplex
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Supports standard MII interface to an external PHY for 10/100 Mb
base-T Ethernet
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Supports Wake-On-LAN(WOL) function and remote wake-up
Integrated I/O
The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
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Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
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One serial port
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One parallel port
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One VGA port
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Four USB ports
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One LAN port (optional)
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Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
BIOS Firmware
The motherboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to configure many system features
including the following:
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Power management
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Wake-up alarms
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CPU parameters
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CPU and memory timing
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds.
Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without prior notice.
Introducing the Motherboard
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